Tolerance versus pluralism in Judaism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12720171
AutoresSuzanne Last Stone (Yeshiva University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Volumen2
Número1
Páginas105-117
Fecha de publicación2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1475-4835 • E-ISSN: 1475-4843
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1475483032000054987
OpenAlexW4250871511
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas3

This paper outlines three features of the Jewish classical tradition that contribute toward pluralism. First, the limitation of the Jewish religion to one nation is accompanied by a positive valuation of the role of other collectivities in the divine plan. Judaism recognizes that certain of its core values are shared by other political or religious entities, although realized in a variety of diverse ways. This recognition allows for legal and social interaction and sharing between Judaism and other traditions. Second, Judaism's sceptical approach to truth-claims and appreciation of intellectual diversity fosters intellectual pluralism within the normative community. Third, Judaism's emphasis on tolerance not as an abstract political principle but, rather, as an encounter with persons who must be understood in light of their diverse circumstances allows for intra-group pluralism. The paper concludes by contrasting pluralism with tolerance and argues that pluralism transcends the liberal notion of toleration

Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Judaism · Normative · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Skepticism · Sociology · Theology · Toleration · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics